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ROBERT ASEE, 0F 'SOMERVILLFL MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND GEORGE WaELDREDGE.

' Leiters Patent No'. 67,158, dated my' 23, 51867.

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Be it known that I, ROBERT Assn, of Somerville, in the county of Middlesex, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a Combined Baby-Jumper and Cradle, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved babyg'umpeeand cradle combined.

Figure 2 is an elevation of one side of the same, a portion of the cradle being removed so as to form a chair.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the front portion of the cradle detached.

In the apparatus for which Letters Patent of the United States were granted to T. P. Thorpe, on the 10th of April, T866', the seat was supported-on rods which were brought together near the end of the base and formed into coiled springs which were'attached thereto. With this arrangement, if the child should lean over to one side the xods will twist at the point where they are brought together and allow the'seat to tip sidewise to such an extent that the child will fall out on to the door. Another objection is that the springs cannot beadjusted for children of different weight. i

To overcomethesc ditliculties is the object of my invention, which consists in securing the rods which support the cradle or seat to the base at such a. distance apart as to prevent the cradle or seat from being tipped laterally; the ends of the rods being bent to form springs which slide on thebnse-'or in projections risingtherefrom, s o that the strength and resistance of the springs may be Yaried to correspond with the weight of thechild who is to occupy the cradleor seat. And my invention also consists in making a portion of the cradle removable, so that the remaining portion will form aseat or chair.v

To'enable-others skilled in the art to understand and use my invention, I will proceed lto describe the manner in 'which I vhave carried it out.

'In the said drawings, A is thel base, which is made of cast iron or other suitable material of suilicicnt weight. B is a cradle, which is supported on rods C, which allow it to bevibrated in the arc of la circle. These rods, whichextend down in a line parallel with the sides of the cradle throughout their whole length, are so bent at their ends (which are of steel properly tempered) as to form springs a, which slide through staples b, projecting lrom the base A, by which means they are held securely in place. Instead of the springs sliding beneath staple.s,-as shown, they may be-ttcd to` slide in guides, and be held in place by set-screws'or otherwise, as may be preferred. By sliding the straight portions ofthe springs through the staples b towards or from the front edge of the base A, their strength and power of resistancemay be diminished or increased to/cmrespend. with the weight of the child who is to'occupy the cradle. And it will beseen that the springs affof the 4rods C being attached to the base at a considerable distance apart, instead of being brought togethexf"7 'as in the aforesaid patent of T. P. Thorpe, it will be impossible for them to twist to allow the cradle to tip sidewise sufficiently for Y the child to fall out, no matter how much it may lean to one-side or the other. tions, 4 and 5, the front portion (5) being provided with hooks c, which fit into sockets d, projecting from the The cradle B is made in two por inside ofthe rear portion 4; the front end of the portion 5 being supported by projections e, (one on each side,) which hwk over the rods C. The front/portion of the cradle may thus be readily removed, whenthe rear portion 4 willii'ornra seatoncbairfamen in tig.'2.

One of 'the advantages rc l lting from attaching the rods C to the base at a considerable distance apart is, that'when the front portion of the cradle is removed the child can walk up between the rods to the seat 4, while it requires to be lifted in when the rods are brought together, as in the aforesaid patentofT. P. '.lhorpe.l

By thus making the springs Aa adjustable at their lower ends, the seat or cradle will always swing in the arc of a circle of the same diameter, thus giving it the same amount of motion, while ii'lthe seat is made. to slide on the rod or rods, the nearer it is moved towards the point where the springs are attached to the base, the less will be its motion, as it will vibrate in the arc of a smaller circle, Ii' desired, an elastic cord'may be attached tothe base A andl to the portion 4 of the cradle to regulate its motion and prevent itffr'om being thrown up too highby the springs a; Y

Claim.

What I claim as my' invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of thebnse A, the seat or cradle B, and therods C, with their springs a, when the latter are arranged and vsecured at such a. distance apart Ias to prevent theseat or cradle -from tipping to one side, substantially s set forth. l I

l I also claim, in pombinaztion with thel above, `making the springs a adjnstable, so that they een be advancedl or withdrawn in order to increase or diminish their power of resistance, substantially as described for the purpose set forthr i I also claim making the front portion 5 of the cradle removable, so that the remaining portion may he used as a. chair or seat, substantially as set forth.

ROBERT ASHE. Witnesses:

P. E. TsoHEMAcHEn, N. W. STEAnNs. 

